Patents by Inventor Kenneth R. BARNETT

Kenneth R. BARNETT has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Compressor protection module
    Patent number: 10485128
    Abstract: A compressor may include a shell, a terminal assembly, an electronics module, and a molded plug. The terminal assembly may engage the shell and may include an outwardly extending conductor and a terminal fence at least partially surrounding said conductor. The electronics module may include a back plate having an opening through which said terminal fence is received. The back plate may include flexible tabs and a spring element. The flexible tabs may removably engage the terminal fence. The spring element may contact the shell and bias the back plate away from the shell. The molded plug may engage the terminal fence and may engage the conductor for electrical communication between the conductor and the molded plug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: Emerson Climate Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward J. Trudeau, Jr., Kenneth R. Barnett, Yogesh Shelgaonkar, Manoj Pralhad Khairnar
  • Compressor Protection Module
    Publication number: 20180332727
    Abstract: A compressor may include a shell, a terminal assembly, an electronics module, and a molded plug. The terminal assembly may engage the shell and may include an outwardly extending conductor and a terminal fence at least partially surrounding said conductor. The electronics module may include a back plate having an opening through which said terminal fence is received. The back plate may include flexible tabs and a spring element. The flexible tabs may removably engage the terminal fence. The spring element may contact the shell and bias the back plate away from the shell. The molded plug may engage the terminal fence and may engage the conductor for electrical communication between the conductor and the molded plug.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2018
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Applicant: Emerson Climate Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward J. TRUDEAU, JR., Kenneth R. BARNETT, Yogesh SHELGAONKAR, Manoj Pralhad KHAIRNAR
  • Compressor protection module
    Patent number: 10028399
    Abstract: A compressor may include a shell, a terminal assembly and an electronics module. The terminal assembly may engage the shell and may include an outwardly extending conductor and a terminal fence at least partially surrounding the conductor. The electronics module may include a back plate having an opening through which the terminal fence may be received. The back plate may include an engagement feature and a spring element. The engagement feature may removably engage the terminal fence. The spring element may contact the shell and bias the back plate away from the shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: Emerson Climate Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward J. Trudeau, Kenneth R. Barnett, Yogesh Shelgaonkar, Manoj Pralhad Khairnar
  • COMPRESSOR PROTECTION MODULE
    Publication number: 20160222956
    Abstract: A compressor may include a shell, a terminal assembly and an electronics module. The terminal assembly may engage the shell and may include an outwardly extending conductor and a terminal fence at least partially surrounding the conductor. The electronics module may include a back plate having an opening through which the terminal fence may be received. The back plate may include an engagement feature and a spring element. The engagement feature may removably engage the terminal fence. The spring element may contact the shell and bias the back plate away from the shell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2016
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Applicant: Emerson Climate Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward J. TRUDEAU, Jr., Kenneth R. BARNETT, Yogesh SHELGAONKAR, Manoj Pralhad KHAIRNAR